Organisers of the Albury Girls Only Auskick program are expecting more girls than ever to take up the sport after the success of the inaugural AFL Women's competition, which came to a close last weekend.

Program co-ordinator Jack Bradley said the Monday night program was designed to give girls a chance to learn the game in an easier environment, before moving into a community Auskick program.

“It's all about offering girls a place to learn the rules and skills of the game away from some of the others who might have already been exposed to it,” he said.

“This is the fourth year our program has been running.

“It was designed to increase numbers for the AFL North East Border's Youth Girls competition, which is in its third year now.

“Across the four years we've been up and running we’ve had more than 100 girls go from the girls only program into the community Auskick program.

“Every year those girls have been able to play a half-time game at an AFL match as well.”

Giving girls their own space to learn the game was critical, Mr Bradley said.

“It definitely makes things a little easier for them to start with,” he said.

“It means everyone is on roughly the same level when they start playing games.

“Sometimes the boys like to tell me how to coach – the girls tend to listen and learn.”

After the runaway success that was the AFL Women's competition, Mr Bradley said junior football for girls was on a sharp rise.

“Putting a program like this together was really a no-brainer,” he said.

“With increased female participation in the sport across the board, we have to make sure there are opportunities for girls to play, whether it's a five-year-old, to the youth girls competition right through to the big time.

“We've put that opportunity out there and girls have taken it with both hands.

“We see a lot of the same girls coming back year in, year out – sometimes bringing others with them.

“What we've noticed from last year compared to this year is that all of the girls have seen the women's competition on television.”

And so it comes full circle – if you can see it, you can be it.

All Mr Bradley is hoping for now is for one of these girls to go onto the big show.

Places are still available for the Albury Girls Auskick program, which runs from 4pm on Monday afternoons.

There are six sessions left, for a cost of $60.

Participants will receive a special Auskick pack, including a ball and a shirt.

Contact jack.bradley@aflnswact.com.au for details.